Defeating Self-Sabotage
Sometimes external factors stop us from achieving our goals eg. lack of resources, changes in circumstances and plans not working out. However, there is an increasing body of research in the area of self-sabotage or self-handicapping, that shows that there might be internal reasons for stopping ourselves from reaching our goals. Examples of common self-sabotaging behaviours include procrastination, perfectionism and over-committing.
Completing your thesis occurs in a reasonably unstructured environment where much relies on your own initiative and commitment. In this context there is a lot of scope for self-sabotaging behaviours to operate.
This course will give you practical strategies to deal with common problems such as:
* getting distracted
* over-committing as a way of avoiding working on the thesis
* not communicating well with your supervisor
* thinking the PhD has to be the best PhD ever
* experimenting or reading (for years even) as a way of avoiding writing
* not getting help even when stuck or obviously needing it.
How to enrol
For more information about this course email staff.development@flinders.edu.au.